Graduate Program

Purdue established the School of Engineering Education (ENE)—the world's first such academic unit—in 2004, and along with it, the world's first engineering education doctoral program, for
students who wish
to pursue rigorous research in how engineering is best taught, learned,
and practiced.

Distinct from instructor-training programs, Purdue's PhD program and the growing discipline of engineering
education are about conducting fundamental research on engineering learning and bridging
research and practice—defining effective practices, identifying the reasons why they work, developing curricula, assessing how students learn, and moving those findings into the classrooms of tomorrow's engineers. A master's program is in development.

In ENE, you'll find an enthusiastic and committed community of scholars who lead in building the discipline's intellectual framework (e.g., through the NSF-sponsored Engineering Education Research Colloquies). Faculty and doctoral students work collaboratively across the entire educational continuum (preschool through college, extending into the workplace), and our alumni find employment in academia, industry, and professional organizations.

For more information

Check out the links at right for details on our doctoral program, more information on the School of Engineering Education, and information of general interest to graduate students at Purdue.